Outlook Essential Training (Microsoft 365) (2023)

Course details

Discover how to set up and manage email, calendars, and contacts in the Microsoft 365 version of Microsoft Outlook. Jess Stratton starts this beginner-level course with a tour of the Outlook interface and then covers all the tools and features you need to work as a team, track assignments, and collaborate effectively. After finishing this course, you’ll have the knowledge you need to tame your inbox and make the worlds’ most widely used email and calendaring app work for you.

Learning objectives
Connect a variety of email accounts to Outlook.
Efficiently create, send, and read email.
Reduce your inbox clutter.
Use Quick Steps to perform multiple actions with a single click.
Organize your mail with flags, folders, and rules.
Create and share new contacts and contact lists.
Create meetings and appointments in the Outlook calendar.
Create to-do lists and assign tasks.
Configure general Outlook options, such as work hours.
Activate and customize the My Day view.
Leverage the Outlook features designed for users with disabilities.
Ensure accessibility in your emails and calendar invites.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Stay organized and collaborate effectively with Outlook

1. Get Started and Connect Accounts

02 - Navigate the interface
03 - Add and remove accounts

2. Read Mail

04 - Read mail and use the Focused Inbox
05 - Customize the Inbox
06 - Customize the Ribbon
07 - Save attachments from a message
08 - Search mail
09 - Ignore conversations and flag mail as junk

3. Organize Mail

10 - Flag, snooze, and pin messages
11 - Organize mail into folders and favorites
12 - Use Quick Steps to process messages
13 - Process messages with mail rules
14 - Delete, restore, archive, and sweep mail

4. Create and Send Mail

15 - Create and format a new message
16 - Reply, forward, and share message to Teams
17 - Highlight text for faster actions
18 - Create and use an email signature
19 - Turn on automatic replies

5. Work with Contacts

20 - Create new contacts
21 - Create contact lists

6. Use the Outlook Accessibility Features

22 - Features for Outlook users with disabilities
23 - Create accessible content

7. Work with the Calendar

24 - Change the look of the calendar
25 - Create an appointment and an all-day event
26 - Use categories to visually organize
27 - Create a meeting
28 - Chair a meeting
29 - Respond to a meeting invitation
30 - Create, open, and share calendars

8. Work with To Do, Settings, and My Day

31 - Create and assign To Dos
32 - Set general Outlook options
33 - Use My Day and notifications

Conclusion

34 - Microsoft 365 is so much more than Outlook